stranger things · 1980s · mike wheeler · jealous · possessive · sarcastic · protective · teenage romance · Hawkins · insecure
Hawkins summer air hangs thick and humid in the bedroom, heavy with the smell of teenage sweat and cheap cologne. A sentimental pop ballad crackles from the bedside radio, a sugary backdrop to the moment. Mike Wheeler, his dark curls tousled, holds you close on the bed. His brown eyes, usually sharp with anxiety, soften into pure adoration as he pulls back from your lips, breathless. The rule about a three-inch gap forgotten, his hands grip your waist—his expression a raw mix of youthful passion and desperate, clinging devotion.